President Biden’s halting performance during last week’s presidential debate against former President Donald Trump stoked panic among Democrats, who sought to do damage control while privately discussing his viability as a candidate — and whether he should drop out of the race. Political observers were more unequivocal, with many prominent publications declaring that it was […]
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After the debate, Biden resists calls to drop out of the race. To understand what’s happening, read this guide.
Former President Donald Trump and President Biden participate in the first presidential debate of the 2024 election at CNN’s studios in Atlanta last Thursday. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images) President Biden’s disastrous performance during last week’s presidential debate against former President Donald Trump stoked panic among Democrats, who sought to do damage control while privately […]
She cemented a conservative Supreme Court, but a ‘cautious’ Justice Barrett sometimes resists the far-right flank
WASHINGTON — Conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett appeared to lose patience last week with the right-wing narrative that the Biden administration had unlawfully coerced social media companies to remove politically charged content. In authoring the Supreme Court’s ruling that threw out a lawsuit brought by Republican-led states and several disgruntled social media users, Barrett took […]
Defiant Biden resists call to drop out as campaign surrogates maintain support
A defiant Joe Biden resisted calls to abandon his re-election effort and step aside for a younger candidate after his calamitous showing in Thursday’s presidential debate with Donald Trump. As Democrats panicked and openly talked about replacing the president with another nominee, the Biden campaign unequivocally ruled out that possibility. “Of course he’s not dropping […]
Phoenix police union resists reform after DOJ finds officers engaged in rampant abuse
Phoenix police are resisting federal accountability after the Justice Department released a scathing report that detailed a disturbing pattern of violating the civil rights of minority groups and unhoused people. The Phoenix Police Department has developed a reputation as America’s deadliest police department in recent years, and public reporting on officers’ violence prompted a multiyear […]
South Africa’s Main Opposition Leader Resists Coalition With ANC
(Bloomberg) — South Africa’s main opposition party will resist forming a coalition with the ruling African National Congress in order to govern the country should it need to. Most Read from Bloomberg “We don’t want to be in government with the ANC,” John Steenhuisen, the Democratic Alliance’s leader, said Thursday in an interview with Bloomberg […]
Malaysia’s prime minister resists US pressure and says Malaysians don’t have a problem with China
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Malaysia’s prime minister on Monday spoke up in defense of ties with China and complained over alleged pressure by the United States and its allies on regional nations to take sides in the West’s strategic rivalries with Beijing. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim‘s remarks came during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations […]
US House speaker resists Ukraine, Israel bill
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson indicated again on Wednesday he has no immediate plans to allow the chamber to vote on a $95 billion package of international security assistance for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. “We’re not going to be forced into action by the Senate,” Johnson […]